Connecticut western news., 1887-10-05
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
DOMESTIC HAPPENINGS TOLD
 IN A FEW BRIEF WORDS.
Interesting Paragraphs Condensed from Many Redundant Columns.

The Union Veterans Union have adopted Pension bill, to be presented to Congress, which provides for a monthly pension or cent for each days service rendered by any soldier or sailor between 1881 and 1S66.
 Mrs. G. H. Benton, wealthy Baltimore widow, died at Montreal hotel from the effects of using opium.
 John Mines, an old man, has been arrest ed at Swanton, Vt., for bigamy. Since 1S4O he has been married to at least half dozen different women in various parts of the coun- try. The last marriage was contracted year ago.
 The Baltimore X Ohio Company are wedding out all useless officials and other employees, and reducing expenses to hard- pan basis.
 The Rev. Henry Benard Carpenter, poet and preacher, who has been pastor of the Hoi. lis street Church in Boston for number or years, and whose pastorate was taken from him by the consolidation of the Hollis street and South Congregational churches, has been presented with $i0,OOO by his parlshloners. The Rev. Edward Evept' Hale will preside over the united congregation.
 The Junior class of Dartmouth College is in open rebellion because President Bartlett refuses to reinstatc Flynn, who was expelled for hazing.
 The trial of the three Buffalo State Insane Asylum attendants, Sommer, Nuher and Sharkey charged with manslaughter in caus- ing the death of patient named Brown, re- suited in verdict of acquital by direction of the court.
 The President has declined to interfere in the case of Seaborn Kalijah, Creek Indian, convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged at Fort Smith, Ark, on the 7th pro1
 Andrew Weidlaw, who murdered Thomas Blake at Kingston, Pa, in December last, has been convicted of murder in the second dc gre. The murderer brained bis victim with poker in . boarding house.
 Henry Beers, aged 2S, shot and instantly killed Augusta Seifcrt, aged 17, at Lincoln, Neb.. because she refused to marry him. Both are German, having came to this country to- Eether about seventeen months ago.
 -SecretAry Fairchild will return to Wash ington from New York anl assume control of the Treasury Department.
 A violent sto7m has been raging in North ern Mexico for several days. Raj road bridges have leen swept away and tracks washed out in every direction.
 Peter Reinmcr, farmer living two miles from Pocahontas, H., found near his house the corpse of Miss Maggie Marguth, . young woman of that vicinity. The Coronef's in quest disclosed tho fact that Miss Marguth had unexpectedly returned from Colorado, where she had been for several months and when in sight of the homestead had spread her shawl out on the ground, and, taking . dose of prussic acid, calmly laid down and di d. No motive r the dcel was brought out.
 Tho schooner J. G. Stover, from New York for BuckspOrt, Me, with cargo of coal, has been totally wrecked at North Chatham.
 The passenger rate WET to the West has been settled.
 The marriage of the Rev. J. W. Day. pas tor of the Charming Mcmoriak Unitarian Church at Newport, R. l., to- Mrs. Mckim, . divorced woman, has caused . serious division in the church.
 A fresh outbreak of Texas fever has oc- cured among cattle in Nebraska.
 The citizens of Rowan county. Ky., hay ing become tired of the bloodshed in that sec tiOn, are preparing petition to the celebrated Evangelist, George G. Barnes, asking him to como there and convince tha lawless people of the error of their ways.
 The State of Wisconsin has paid $19, ,044 Co tho heirs of the six men who were killed end the seventeen unrkmen who were injured by the disaster at the State Capitol on Nov. 8, 1884. The State does not, however, acknowl- edge any liability.
 James Hunter, the Philadelphia s2oO, 900 defaulter, is in the City of Mexico.
 pr. R. Whinnery, well-known physician of Mittsneague, Mass, 60 years old, has eloped with French girl, aged IA, who was 8 servant in his family.
 George Westinghouse has bought 951 acres of land between Brinton and Walls stations, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, paying therefor about S1 ,5OO, 900. It is Mir. Westinghouse's intention to erect . monster plate glass fac tory. He hasfo some time expressed desire to enter this business, and it also was his ann bition to erect the largest steel rail and gener- al steel plant in the world with . capital of $5,OOO, 900. It is said that Superintendent Rob. ert Pitcairn of the Pennsylvania road has re- signed 10 enter these schemes with Mr. Vest inghouse.
 The internal reve ,ue receipts are steadily diminishing because the consumption of whis key is decreasing, while greater quantity of beer is used every year.
 The business portion of Sanforl, Fla. was burned. Loss, $30o, 900.
 70. M Johnson, a Cincinnati usurer whC loans money on houschol' effects, has beer fined Sl, 900 and costs, on the ground that h. was conducting pawnbrokcr's business with out license.